Back in January, a trio of young girls known as the "USA Freedom Kids" performed at a Donald Trump rally <http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2016/01/freedom-girls-donald-trump-rally> in Penascola, Florida. The routine, which involved the girls whirling in flashy American flag dresses and singing a song that denounced the other presidential candidates as sworn enemies, was roundly mocked on social media, where viewers likened the video to performances honoring North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un.
Follow <https://twitter.com/TVMoJoe> Joe Adalian ✔@TVMoJoe <https://twitter.com/TVMoJoe> Should we all just start calling Tr--p "Dear Leader" now? This is some North Korea-level brainwashing:http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2016/01/f reedom-girls-donald-trump-rally … <https://t.co/lO9tHUmbXe> 1:45 PM - 14 Jan 2016 <https://twitter.com/TVMoJoe/status/687722177030848512> [image: Photo published for A bunch of "Freedom Kids" just performed this horrifying song and dance at a Donald Trump rally] A bunch of "Freedom Kids" just performed this horrifying song and dance at a Donald Trump rally "Enemies of freedom face the music." motherjones.com <https://t.co/lO9tHUmbXe> - <https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?in_reply_to=687722177030848512> - 171171 Retweets <https://twitter.com/intent/retweet?tweet_id=687722177030848512> - 161161 likes <https://twitter.com/intent/like?tweet_id=687722177030848512> Now Jeff Popick, the creator behind the patriotic trio and father of the youngest member in the group, says he plans to sue Trump, alleging his campaign violated several verbal agreements and subsequently stiffed the group of proper monetary compensation. >From the *Washington Post*: <https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/07/26/the-creator-of-the-viral-pro-trump-act-usa-freedom-kids-now-plans-to-sue-the-campaign/?tid=sm_tw> It started in Pensacola. When Popick first reached out to the Trump campaign about performing, he spoke with various people including former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski. His understanding from the campaign was that the Kids would make two appearances in Florida, where Popick lives. The first event didn't come to fruition, and Popick says he asked for $2,500 in payment for the second performance, in Pensacola. The campaign made a counter-offer: How about a table where the group could pre-sell albums? According to Popick, no table ever showed up—and the incident was the first of a series of broken promises and unreturned phone calls that went on all the way to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. There, Trump's team allegedly offered Popick a consolation prize and promised that the girls could perform because of all the previous disappointments. That performance never materialized either and now he says he's planning to file suit. He wouldn't specify for how much, but explained that it wasn't a "billion-dollar lawsuit" and suggested a performance at a Trump venue similar to the RNC one could also work. "He might still be the best candidate as president of the United States—or not," Popick told the *Post.* Popick's experience fits squarely with the narrative of many others who say they too were ripped off by the real estate magnate for a variety of broken contracts <http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/01/mistake-heart-trump-atlantic-city-fiasco>. For more, head to our regular feature The Trump Files. <http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/07/trump-files-how-donald-screwed-you-out-your-football-tickets> -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
